DENVER — Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon earned the National Hockey League's (NHL) first star of the week.
Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha and Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko completed the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Sunday.
Nathan MacKinnon
MacKinnon led the Avalanche to a 3-0 homestand at Ball Arena in Denver this week.
MacKinnon led the NHL in assists and points while extending his home point streak to 32 games.
The NHL said MacKinnon has the lead in the Art Ross Trophy scoring race and notched his 40th goal of the season. He became the fourth player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to record three-or-more 40-goal campaigns, joining Michel Goulet (7), Joe Sakic (5) and Peter Stastny (5).
Entering Tuesday's game at Calgary, it has been more than a month since MacKinnon has been held off the shortsheet.
Pavel Zacha
Zacha shared the NHL lead in goals with a pair of game-winners this week.
Thatcher Demko
Demko stopped 62 of 64 shots last week with a .969 save percentage for the Canucks.
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